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January 12, 2025 | 08:59 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - US President-elect Donald Trump accused California officials on Sunday, January 12, 2024, of incompetence over their handling of the Los Angeles wildfires.
"Fires are still burning in LA. Incompetent police don't know how to put them out," Trump said on his Truth Social platform, Arab News reported.
"This is one of the worst disasters in the history of our country. They can't put out the fires. What's wrong with them?" he wrote.
The speed and intensity of the fires sweeping through the forests and lands around Los Angeles have tested its firefighting infrastructure and raised questions and criticism about the state's preparedness.
Hydrants ran dry in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, damaged by one of five separate fires in the area, while water shortages have hampered efforts elsewhere.
With just over a week to go before he returns to the White House, Trump has launched a series of accusations accusing Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom of failing to respond to the fires.
Newsom, meanwhile, invited Trump to visit Los Angeles and survey the devastation with him.
The fires have killed at least 16 people, displaced 150,000 and destroyed more than 12,000 buildings, according to state officials.
"Thousands of magnificent homes lost, and more will soon be lost. There is death everywhere," Trump said in his post.
Despite the heroic efforts of firefighters, including a water attack from air crews, the Palisades Fire continues to spread east toward the priceless collection of the Getty Center Museum of Art and north into the densely populated San Fernando Valley.
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